Turbine apparatus



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E. A ZETTERQUIST TURBINE APPARATUS Filed NOV. 11, 1941.

\c. HZETTERQUISTZ ATTORNEY pressure end gland, the

Patented Aug. 10, 1943 j Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, East Pittsburgh,

. Pennsylvania.

Pa., .a corporation of 1 Application November 11, 1941, Serial No. 418,634

The invention relates to elasticiiuid turbines and it has for an object to provide improved means assuring f operation of the high-pressure end, particularly the gland portion thereof, without "excessive leakage loss and without the att'ainment'of excessively high temperatures.

V In conventional designs of large superimposed turbinesjor high-pressure sections of compound turbines, the steam at the inlet to the' reaction blading is but slightly expanded at full loady'and sometimes not expanded at all, Where by-passing is employed. This latter condition also exists if the straight-reaction principle is employed. Consequently'the portion of the steam which is wire drawn through the dummy andthe highpressure end gland labyrinth is considerably hot Tter than that discharging from the W. pressure or coupling end gland. The differencein temperature may reach a value of the orderof 350 to 460 F: While the leakage through the high-pressure end gland may be, somewhat smaller than that through the low-pressure end gland, becauseoi the higher specific volume of the hotter steam, nevertheless, on account ofthe higher enthalpy of steam leaking pastthe highe'valu'ated' leakage loss of the latter is greater. f j

A more particular "object of the inventiqn,

therefore, is to satisfy the leakage requirements of the high-pressure endgland by steam which has done work in the turbine with the result thatthe leakage loss is reduced. Aside from this way of satisfying the requirements of the hi h-pressure end gland for leakage steambeing thermally better, other desirable re suits are accomplished. The relatively cooler steam will reduce the intense heat around the high-pressure end gland and will minimize the amount of water circulated through the water gland and'the amount of oil through the high pressure end and the piston is encompassed by turbine.

gland as to exert a cooling efiect .with the result that the high-pressureendfgland operates at a minimum temperature, "heat transmitted to the waterglan'd and the bearing is minimizedand, on thelatter account, are preserved. I I These and other ob-jectsare effected by the innormal bearing clearances venti'on as will be apparent'from the'following description and claims taken in connection with the accompanying drawingyforminga partof this applicationjin which? Tri 1 .is aplan viewof a turbine with the cover removed; and

Fig. 2 is a transverse "sectional view of the In the drawing there is shown a turbine including a rotor Ill and a' cylinder ll; Therotor is provided with moving blading l2 with which cooperates stationary blading' l3 supported bythe cylinder, preferably by means of bladerings l4.

As is customary, the-cylinderincludes upper and lower halves having fiange portions l5 and I6 "connectedto form ajoint.

As is customary with-reaction turbines; the rotor ID has a dummy piston I] at its higha dummy ring 18- carried by'the cylinder. 'An

end of thedummy. j Also, the -turbine is provided with the usual blands and bearings, that is, with a high pressure end labyrinth steam g1and,'at 22, and a water 'gland23, a lovv pressure end labyrinth gland} at equilibrium'pipe lfl conne'cts the exhaust space exhaust; or discharge '20 with the space 2! at the 24;"ahd a water gland 25, and high and low pres- I sure end bearings 26 and 21.

pressure end bearing, it being otherwise necessary to circulate large amounts of water and oil for cooling purposes,, A further advantage is that by preventing the attainment of excessive temso that the steam requirements of the gland may pei'atures in the bearing, normal bearing clearances may be ,preserved, this being desirable to prevent spindle or shaftjumps or movements causing instability of the governor because of changes in pressure due to variations in oi leakage.

Therefore, a further object of the invention is to satisfy the leakage requirements of the igh-pressure end gland by means of steam which has done work in the turbine, thesteam being so applied and supplied to the high-pressure end The steam gland, at 22, comprises a rotor portion 28 and a ring portion 29 carried by the cylinder and encompassing the rotor portion to define the annular space 30 within which are dis-- "posed the'labyrinth sealing strips 3! carried by the ring portion.

A passage 32 connects the exhaust space 20 preferably with the labyrinth space 36 near to the end of the latteradjacent to the dummy construction be largely satisfied by steam supplied from the exhaust space. The passage 32 may be provided in any suitable Way, and, by way of example, one or more leakage grooves of suitable flow area are shown for thispurpose.

In order that steam supplied to the gland from the exhaust space 20 may exert a substantial cooling effect on the structure of the gland, thereby minimizing the transmission of heat to the water 7' o ring portion and an annular slot 34 connects the chamber 33 to the labyringth space at near to the end of the latter adjacent to thedummy con- 7 'structon'. As the steam'supplied to the chain? ber 33 is at a substantially lowertemperature than the steam exhausting from the dummy-conj struction, it will exert a substantial coolingv efiectj, onthe structure of the steam gland and minimize the transmission of heat to thewater gland and the turbine bearing disposed outwardly of the.

latter, whereby the cooling requirements 'of the water gland and of the bearing are reduced and ,less water and oil arerequired to be circulated;

through thelatter.

Assuming that the pressure in the space 2i; that ,is, at the inlet end of the steam gland i-atvzz, is 13.1 and that thepressurerin the exhaust space Zllis pgthen the pressure 111 will be higher than j'the. pressure ,pi by therarnount of pressure drop over the equilibrium pipe 19-. By having the passsageway means 32 of sufficient flow area, flow'of steam may take place from the exhaust chamber 29 and through the labyrinth glandpat EZQtQJthe leak-oi 35 connected to any suitable apparatus; for example, to a deaerator Knot shbwm.

' Assuming that the pressure in the chamloer 3:3 is 1);, then. the pressurezdifference gar-Lbs Wi l be Very small or approximately. twice the pressure 7 drop overfthe equilibrium pine and will allow but a negligible amount of high-pressure steam to 'fiOW pasttheiew labyrinth sealing stripsfbetw-ee'n the chamber 21 andth'e annular slot that is,

.fior all practical purposes, the steam passing through the labyrinth space 33 is of the same uality anci quantity as that passing throughthe dahyrinth spaceof; thegland at 24. f

While the imgention has been shown in but one form, it willbe obvious to thoseskilled, inthe art thatit is not so limited, but is susceptible er var ions changes and modifications without departing from the spirit thereofl'and it is desired. therefore that only such limitations sh all' be placed.

thereupon as arespecifically sets forth in. the ap- ,e-iided' aim J 7 7 What is claimed is: g

1. In a steam, turbine, a, cylinder; a rotor; co-

" operating bladingcarried by the cylinder and by V .thefrotor; a dummyv piston and ring construction V I atthe l-ligh-pressure end of theturbine; a bear- 7 inggat the high-pressure end of the turbine; a

gland arrangement between the dummy construction and the bearing and including a steam gland; said steam gland comprising a rotor portion, a ring portion carried by the cylinder and cooperating with the rotor portion to define a gland sealing space of annular section, and labyrinth sealing means distributed along said sealing space -for-sealing the iattensaid turbine haying a first space between the dummy 'co'nstruoti'on and the gland arrangement and a second or exhaust ."space; an equilibrium passage connecting said first, and second spaces; and a passage for supplying steam from the second or exhaust space to a 13eg;i;on oi the gland sealing space near to the end v ,ofia glandpressure at the region lower than the reXhaust spa e fi ftand. s o d spaces; nj

latter epening into the first space with 7, some n'f said labyrinth sealing means intervening between the reg-ic nand said first space to assure pressure'in' said second or exhaust space in order that the'gland leakage may be largely satisfied steam. supp ied to the. region from the secon 2.]In1a steam turbine, a cylinder; a. rotor; cooperating bladin arrie by the cymndel: and. by the rotor a dummy piston andring', Construction at the high-pressure end of the turbine; abe'aring at the lush-pressure nd of t e. turbine; a gland arrangement between the. dummy constr ction the bearing and including a steam land;

aid s e m'rgland comprisin a r' tor portion,

ring portion carried by the ylin er nd "cooperatiii with. th r t r p rtion to. defin ajglands alin pace of annular section, and lahyrinths k i s means distributed. along said sea ing space fo seali the latter; saidti rbine having a fi st pa e be w'een the dummy construction and e gland arrangement a second or exhaust space;- an equilibrium passage connecting said r hambe tonnes in the s e m g and rin p t on and exend r. su stantially the ful axial en th (i the latter; a passa e iior s pplyi ste m rom the exhaust space to. the annular chamber; and a slot. f rmed. in the steam. glan r n Portion for connectin sai chamb r to th r i n '02 th g and sealin spa e n ar t the n o e att r opening into the first space with some of said labyrinth sealing means intervening between the region and, said flrst space to assure of gland press re at th e ion l w r. than he pressur in rsaid second. or exhaust space in order that the "gland leakage may be largely satisfied; by steam flowin from. the secon o e ha /spa o h region. 7

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